Pristine: People think "pristine" means “spotless” or
“good as new” when it actually means “Ancient, primeval; in a state virtually
unchanged from the original."
Yes, it obviously has to do with some unpleasant and loud noise, right?
Actually, Noisomeisn't about noise. It means obnoxious or
objectionable to the senses, especially the sense of smell. It's a synonym ofnoxiousandmalodorous,notcacophonousordissonant.
It's related toannoy.
Poisonous—often confused
with venomous—means a plant, animal, or substance capable of
causing death or illness if taken into the body. Venomous means
capable of injecting venom.
A rattlesnake is not itself poisonous,
because if you eat one it won’t poison you. A blowfish will kill you if you eat
it, so it is poisonous, but not venomous.
Irregardless: This is not a word. This has never been a word. Regardless already means
something isn’t worth regard, but that is also what this word claims to mean. Technically then, irregardless should mean something is not worth of disregard. And that makes no sense.
What you think it means: to feel sick or that one may vomit
What it actually means: to cause nausea
When you eat too much ice cream and then say, "Oh, I feel nauseous," you're not saying you feel sick, you are saying that you are causing people around you to feel sick.
The correct way to say you feel sick is to say, "I am nauseated."